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Debt and Credit Facilities Debt and Credit Facilities (Short-Term Liquidity) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Commercial Paper |  | $ 0 | $ 388
Commitments of Single Institution as Percentage of Total Commitments |  | 8.00% |
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity |  | $ 3,982 |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity |  | 4,200 |
Line of Credit Facility, Fair Value of Amount Outstanding |  | 218 |
PSEG [Member] |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity |  | 1,487 |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity |  | 1,500 | 1,000
Line of Credit Facility, Fair Value of Amount Outstanding | [1] | 13 |
PSE And G [Member] |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity |  | 585 |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity |  | 600 |
Line of Credit Facility, Fair Value of Amount Outstanding | [1] | 15 |
Power [Member] |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity |  | 1,910 |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity |  | 2,100 | $ 2,600
Line of Credit Facility, Fair Value of Amount Outstanding |  | 190 |
Five Year Credit Facility Maturing March 2022 [Member] | PSEG [Member] |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity |  | $ 1,487 |
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date, Description |  | Mar 2022 |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity |  | $ 1,500 |
Line of Credit Facility, Fair Value of Amount Outstanding |  | 13 |
Five Year Credit Facility Maturing March 2022 [Member] | PSE And G [Member] |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity |  | $ 585 |
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date, Description |  | Mar 2022 |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity |  | $ 600 |
Line of Credit Facility, Fair Value of Amount Outstanding |  | 15 |
Five Year Credit Facility Maturing March 2022 [Member] | Power [Member] |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity |  | $ 1,850 |
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date, Description |  | Mar 2022 |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity |  | $ 1,900 |
Line of Credit Facility, Fair Value of Amount Outstanding |  | 50 |
Three Year Credit Facilities Maturing March 2020 [Member] | Power [Member] |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity |  | $ 60 |
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date, Description |  | Mar 2020 |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity |  | $ 200 |
Line of Credit Facility, Fair Value of Amount Outstanding |  | $ 140 |
[1] | The primary use of PSEG’s and PSE&G’s credit facilities is to support their respective Commercial Paper Programs, under which as of June 30, 2017, neither PSEG nor PSE&G had amounts outstanding.

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